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Kansas City Royals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

2000-06-02 · Night game · Three Rivers Stadium · Att: 23527 · 73°F, cloudy · Wind 3 mph R to L · 2:29

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Kansas City Royals 9–3. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 5 in the 8th. Todd Ritchie earned the win. Pat Meares went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KCA	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4
PIT	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	5		9	8

W: Todd Ritchie L: Miguel Batista SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Alfonso Marquez · 1B: Derryl Cousins · 2B: Jeff Nelson · 3B: Rocky Roe · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Damon	3	0	1	0	1	1
Carlos Febles	2	0	0	0	1	0
Mike Sweeney	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jermaine Dye	3	1	1	1	0	0
Carlos Beltran	3	0	0	0	0	1
Joe Randa	3	1	1	0	0	0
Gregg Zaun	3	1	1	2	0	1
Rey Sanchez	3	0	0	0	0	0
Miguel Batista	2	0	0	0	0	2
Mark Quinn	1	0	0	0	0	0
Scott Pose	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Warren Morris	5	1	2	2	0	1
Jason Kendall	5	1	2	1	0	1
Wil Cordero	4	0	0	0	0	1
Brian Giles	1	1	0	0	3	0
Kevin Young	1	2	0	0	3	0
John Vander Wal	3	1	1	3	1	0
Pat Meares	4	2	2	3	0	1
Luis Sojo	4	1	1	0	0	0
Todd Ritchie	2	0	0	0	0	1
Bruce Aven	1	0	0	0	0	0
Adrian Brown	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ivan Cruz	1	0	0	0	0	1

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Miguel Batista	7.0	4	5	5
Jason Rakers	1.0	4	2	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Todd Ritchie	7.0	4	2	5
Jason Christiansen	1.0	0	0	1
Mike Williams	1.0	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Johnny Damon: K
Carlos Febles: 53/G56
Mike Sweeney: K

Bot 1

Warren Morris: 43/G4-
Jason Kendall: S8/G6+
Wil Cordero: 7/F78D+
Brian Giles: SB2
Brian Giles: W
Kevin Young: W.2-3;1-2
John Vander Wal: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Pat Meares: K

Top 2

Jermaine Dye: HR/F89D+
Carlos Beltran: 3/G
Joe Randa: S9/L89S
Gregg Zaun: HR/F9D+.1-H
Rey Sanchez: 143/G4M
Miguel Batista: K

Bot 2

Luis Sojo: 43/G4
Todd Ritchie: K
Warren Morris: K

Top 3

Johnny Damon: S8/G6M
Carlos Febles: CS2(26)
Carlos Febles: W
Mike Sweeney: 64(1)3/GDP/G6+

Bot 3

Jason Kendall: 63/G6
Wil Cordero: 8/F8LXD+
Brian Giles: 5/P5D

Top 4

Jermaine Dye: 4/P4D
Carlos Beltran: 3/G3F
Joe Randa: 7/F78XD+

Bot 4

Kevin Young: W
John Vander Wal: 8/F8LXD
Pat Meares: HR/F7D+.1-H
Luis Sojo: 9/F9LM
Todd Ritchie: 4/P34D

Top 5

Gregg Zaun: 9/FL/F9LMF+
Rey Sanchez: 43/G4MS
Miguel Batista: K

Bot 5

Warren Morris: HR/F8RXD+
Jason Kendall: K
Wil Cordero: 9/F89M
Brian Giles: W
Kevin Young: 8/F78D

Top 6

Johnny Damon: W
Carlos Febles: 6(1)3/GDP/G6M
Mike Sweeney: 7/F78S

Bot 6

John Vander Wal: 8/F8LD
Pat Meares: 9/F9LM
Luis Sojo: 5/P15

Top 7

Jermaine Dye: 6/L6D
Carlos Beltran: K
Joe Randa: 43/G4-

Bot 7

Bruce Aven: E5/TH/G56
Warren Morris: 13/G13.1-2
Jason Kendall: S.2-2
Wil Cordero: K+CS3(25)/DP

Top 8

Gregg Zaun: K/C
Rey Sanchez: 53/G
Mark Quinn: 9/F9M

Bot 8

Brian Giles: W
Kevin Young: W.1-2
John Vander Wal: D7/F7LM.2-H;1-H
Pat Meares: SB3
Pat Meares: S7.3-H
Luis Sojo: D9/F9LS.1-3
Adrian Brown: 5/FL/P25F
Warren Morris: S9/G4S.3-H;2-3
Jason Kendall: 54(1)/FO/G56.3-H
Ivan Cruz: K/C

Top 9

Johnny Damon: 7/F7LS
Scott Pose: 8/F8LD
Mike Sweeney: 31/G34S